If necessary to offer, explain, or examine an exhibit, counsel shall request leave to approach the bench or the witness. 12/2020) be attached to amended schedules, lists, etc. Any pending pro hac vice applications in the Western District of North Carolina should be withdrawn and refiled in this Court according to Local Bankruptcy Rule 9010-1. If not e-filed, an Adversary Proceeding Cover Sheet with the complete names and addresses of the Plaintiff and Defendant. To order a transcript of a court proceeding, please contact the Electronic Court Recording Operator for Judge Kaplan: Unless otherwise instructed, appearances may be made in-person, consistent with Court protocol, or virtually via Zoom. The Standing Order is available here: https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/covid-19-orders-procedures-and-changes. Please consult the Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule to determine if a fee is required and if so, the amount of the filing fee. 2022 could be the year, Judge allows expedited appeal of J&Js talc bankruptcy strategy, Inside J&Js secret plan to cap litigation payouts to cancer victims. Judge Kaplan has scheduled her sentencing hearing for this week. FY 2017 - 2022, Arlington Immigration Court, Figure 1: Percent of Asylum Matters Denied, Figure 2: Comparing Denial Rates (percents), Figure 3: Asylum Seeker Had Representation, Figure 4: Asylum Decisions by Nationality, TRAC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit data research center affiliated with the. The judge presiding over Trump's E. Jean Carroll lawsuit had stern words for the former president. Judge Lewis Kaplan pushed. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. The lessons in judging he taught me I benefit from every day of my own career as a judge, now in its seventeenth year. nations tend to be more successful than others. Except as otherwise provided by Rule or ordered by the Court, Notices of Motion along with supporting affidavits and memoranda shall be served on the parties and filed electronically within CM/ECF at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date of the motion. Please refer to Judge Ninfos decision, In Re: Tucker, 143 B.R. Once connected to Zoom the party will enter the virtual Zoom Courtroom. where Judge Kaplan decided these cases denied asylum 57.5 percent of the time. On March 2, 2021, Biden designated Elaine D. Kaplan as Chief Judge of the Court of Federal Claims. This includes discretionary responses to motions. If you are not an attorney, or fall under an exception to the e-filing requirement, please contact the Clerks Office for information on filing requirements. Though glitches are expected, they do not always occur on the Courts end, so we will not necessarily know if you are experiencing problems until you tell us. At the time of his appointment to the bench in 1991 he was Clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. R. 101.1 and D.N.J. An appeal of an interlocutory judgment, order or decree is taken by the filing of a Notice of Appeal and motion for leave to appeal. To report these problems you may use the chat feature, the raise hand feature, email Chambers at chambers_of_mbk@njb.uscourts.gov, or call Chambers at (609) 858-9360. Thus, any party interested may listen in to the Zoom proceeding. Kaplan also approved LTL's request to hire former solicitor general Neal Katyal, now a partner at Hogan Lovells, rejecting a U.S. Department of Justice objection that Katyal's $2,465 hourly rate was unreasonably high. Judge Kaplan was unmoved, and his opinion denying dismissal of LTL's chapter 11 case provides a rousing defense of the expanding authority of bankruptcy courts questioned by Judge MacMahon and Judge Novak. An Adversary Proceeding (AP) is a civil action in the bankruptcy case, and is commenced by the filing of a Complaint. From 1990 to 1991, he was OfCounsel Monday, March 20, 2023 10:00 a.m. EST - Omnibus date. reports are created for any Court in which the judge rendered at least 100 asylum decisions. Wilmington, DE 19801. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Chief Judge Michael B. Kaplan's Hearing Dates 402 East State Street Trenton, N.J. 08608 Courtroom #8 NOTE: The following list may contain dates that no longer comply with notice requirements found in the Local Rules for the District of New Jersey. In court filings last week, Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan (no relation to Judge Kaplan) said her client plans to file a second lawsuit against Trump as early as Thanksgiving, when a new New York law goes into place temporarily allowing the filing of sexual assault lawsuits in cases where the statute of limitations have expired. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan in Trenton, New Jersey said he would consider "two very different paths forward" for the bankruptcy at a July 6 hearing. Hearing Dates. All telephonic hearings will be accessed by dialing 1-415-527-5035 and entering the relevant access code. A bankruptcy appeal filed in this district is appealed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. After the Canadian Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Ecuadorian plaintiffs, Judge Kaplan last year filed unprecedented criminal contempt charges against Donziger after he appealed post-judgment discovery orders to turn over to Chevron his attorney-client privileged work on his computer and cell phone. For Talc Claimants Committee: David Molton of Brown Rudnick; Melanie Cyganowski of Otterbourg; Daniel Stolz of Genova Burns; Brian Glasser of Bailey & Glasser; Lenard Parkins of Parkins & Rubio; and Jonathan Massey of Massey & Gail, Justice Dept. Chapter 7 Matters, Chapter 11 Motions, Chapter 11 Fee Applications, Chapter 11 Disclosure Statements, Chapter 11 Confirmations, Chapter 11 Status Conferences and U. S. Trustee Chapter 11 Motions, ***Beginning on February 2, 2023, Judge Kaplan will conduct his regular Thursday motion calendar via Zoom. (7.5%), India (4.5%), Cuba (2.5%), Venezuela (2.1%), Ecuador (2.1%), Nicaragua (1.9%), Haiti (1.7%), Judge Kaplan : I've got the girl cold. 824 Market Street, 5th Floor. filed a Automobile- Torts case against Morganstein, Evans in the jurisdiction of San Francisco County, CA. Then variations in A direct appeal must be electronically filed in CM/ECF, unless the filer has a waiver or is proceeding pro se. If you are having trouble with the video or audio or other technical difficulties, please let the Court know as soon as possible. Wichita Falls Webex Hearing Instructions and Tips (Revised).pdf. Of these, he granted asylum for 99, granted 2 other types of relief, and denied relief to 38. Also during this period he was active in the private practice of real estate law (1974 to 1981), and was an adjunct faculty member of the Rochester Institute of Technology and Monroe County Community College (1973 to 1981). percentage terms, Kaplan denied 27.3 percent and granted 72.6 percent of asylum cases (including forms of Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. Trial Docket Call (9:30 a.m.) Trial Week. If you have questions as to how to file an amendment electronically, please contact the court. Although held remotely, a Zoom hearing or trial is a judicial proceeding and therefore the formalities of a courtroom must be observed. Wichita Falls Docket. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued his instructions at a hearing in Federal District Court in Manhattan two days after rejecting an agreement that federal prosecutors in Manhattan struck with Mr . adjudication center duties and hearing cases in April 2021. Pursuant to 11 E. 6 of the Court's Administrative Procedures, where a Movant seeks the entry of an emergent order, such as an Order Shortening Time or Order to Show Cause, the movant is required to simultaneously bring such filing to the attention of Judge Kaplan's Courtroom Deputy by e-mail. The Pre-Trial Conference may be held either in person or by telephone. The Judge overseeing this case is Honorable Timothy G. Blatchley. Chapter 13 Fees and Contested Matters held for Judge Kaplan will be heard at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. Students also viewed. Courthouse in the District of New Jersey. Any recording of a court proceeding held by video or teleconference, including "screen-shots" or other audio or visual copying of a hearing, is prohibited. Please see theCoronavirus (COVID-19)News and Updates page for more information on the Courts calendars. He promised to hear both sides then, but expressed "serious reservations" about the plaintiffs' proposal. In that position, Judge Kaplan and her office, the Office of the Statewide Coordinating Judge for Family Violence Cases, worked collaboratively with the state's administrative judges and judges and court personnel who handle domestic violence and integrated domestic violence matters statewide, to refine and innovate practices, including the Questions may also be submitted via email to Chief Judge Kaplans Chambers at chambers_of_mbk@njb.uscourts.gov. See., Bankruptcy Rule 8001(a) and (b). If you have joined a court hearing remotely via video or phone, please take our anonymous survey: . R. 101(c)(3). The Court has an established email address for media inquiries. Information for Zoom may be found at https://zoom.us/ and https://zoomgov.com/. Kaplan said he has talked with U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson, who is overseeing 35,000 ovarian cancer lawsuits filed in federal court against J&J, about cases that might be re-opened and used as bellwether trials. This case was filed in San Francisco County Superior Courts. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. Cameroon (1.5%), Nepal (1.2%). The Court requests that each party remain muted with camera off until such time as his/her matter is called or until the Court directs otherwise. Dec. 15, 2021--LBB, AMA, ABI, SAN divisions.pdf. The composition of cases may differ significantly between Immigration Courts in the country. Carroll is suing Trump for unspecified damages in the Southern District of New York, arguing that he attacked her reputation by denying her rape allegation. The information posted on this web site is meant to provide a view of the dates that are available for Law and Motion Hearings. PLEASE REVIEW THE ZOOM APPEARANCE GUIDELINES BELOW. Michael J. Kaplan are strongly encouraged to file a proposed order with their motion and bring a copy of the order to court to expedite signing of orders that are granted. [CDATA[/* >